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NCT04659837 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Training Response Inhibition to Obesogenic Foods
A NA study, sponsored by Drexel University.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 125
- Enrollment target
NCT04659837 is a NA study that has completed, run by Drexel University. The registered enrollment target is 125 participants.
The verdict
NCT04659837, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Drexel University.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 125 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Dietary choices, and in particular, excess calorie intake leading to obesity, are strong, but reversible risk factors for cancer. For example, foods high in added sugars are low-nutrient, high calorie foods that increase the risk of cancer by promoting weight gain. As such, the reduction of sweets is consistent with American Institute for Cancer Research and the American Cancer Society dietary recommendations. Behavioral interventions to alter diet have limited long-term efficacy, most likely because eating decisions are governed by automatic neurocognitive processes that are not addressed in conventional interventions. In particular, the ability to refrain from consuming unhealthy, but widely available, palatable foods, is increasingly understood to depend on inhibitory control, i.e., the ability to cut off action tendencies that are put in motion by innate drives towards rewarding behaviors. Recent work by our team and others have demonstrated that computer-based inhibitory control trainings result in short-term, specific changes in behavior, such as reducing intake of salty snack food, chocolate, and alcoholic beverages. An automatized, home computer-based inhibitory control training offers the potential of an inexpensive and highly disseminable method of lowering cancer risk across wide swaths of the population. As such, we aim to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, mechanism of action, effectiveness and persistence of a home computer-based inhibitory control training. In particular, we hypothesize that a high-repetition training in inhibitory control will result in increased adherence to a low-sugar diet, and that effects will be mediated through improved inhibitory control. We further hypothesize that gamefying the training will improve efficacy because it will boost compliance with the daily trainings. We also hypothesize that the training will be most effective for those starting of with impaired inhibitory control, as well as those with strongest desir
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL No-Added-Sugar Diet
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 125 participants |
| Start Date | 2016-06-01 |
| Est. Completion | 2019-12-01 |
| Phase | NA |
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Full Details on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗What the Registry Record Tells You About NCT04659837
The ClinicalTrials.gov registry entry for NCT04659837 describes a study currently listed as completed, categorized as NA. The registered enrollment target is 125 participants, a figure that helps gauge the scale of data the investigators plan to collect. The listed sponsor is Drexel University, which has 92 total studies on file at ClinicalTrials.gov.
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which No-Added-Sugar Diet is the first listed.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT04659837 about?
NCT04659837 is a clinical study titled "Training Response Inhibition to Obesogenic Foods". Dietary choices, and in particular, excess calorie intake leading to obesity, are strong, but reversible risk factors for cancer. For example, foods high in added sugars are low-nutrient, high calorie foods that increase the risk of cancer by promoting weight gain. As such, the reduction of sweets i...
What is the current status of trial NCT04659837?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 125 participants. The study started on 2016-06-01. Estimated completion is 2019-12-01.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04659837?
The interventions under investigation include: No-Added-Sugar Diet (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04659837?
This trial is sponsored by Drexel University, which has 92 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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